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[clrsgt]

Keep at it Steve. Looks good.

 

[Steve Brodie]

The epic continues. Great progress Mr B.

Thanks Peter

Hi Steve

Reckon your going to need a bigger mancave or a stables !

Nice looking piece of timber from Mr W

Thanks for sharing updates

Happy basing

Nap

And a paddock !

Coming on nicely Steve. It will be quite imposing when complete.

Think it will, may have to have a major move around in the cabinet

 

[Steve Brodie]

Keep at it Steve. Looks good.

Cheers

 

[Steve Brodie]

Finished his head, fear if I play with it to much more I will ruin what little skill I have been able to employ. Re-did his hair as was to blonde, added a 5'oclock shadow and glazes (red, yellow and blue). Shako next

 

[Peter Day]

More great work Mr B.

 

[Nap]

Hi Steve

WOW!! ...that looks BIG !!!....what's the span on the horses legs ?

Will you join the 2 pieces of groundwork up ?

Thanks for updates

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Steve Brodie]

Hi Steve

WOW!! ...that looks BIG !!!....what's the span on the horses legs ?

Will you join the 2 pieces of groundwork up ?

Thanks for updates

Happy benchtime

Nap

The span from the front of the left hoof to rear left hoof is 28.5cm

Yep, got some florists foam, to sculpt in between.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Just a very small bit of filler to join the chin strap onto the shako;

Shako has had a satin varnish coat applied and his hair braids added

 

[Nap]

Hi Steve

Nice updates on this adding the braids brings even more movement to the piece

Getting closer to the end ...a lot of enjoyable benchtime so far

Look forward to more from this

Nap

 

[Steve Brodie]

Finished off the cartridge case and attached to the strap;

Also painted his sabre/ sword blade and added some blue and yellow glazes to give different effects when viewed. Just need to polish the edges;

 

[Steve Brodie]

Started sorting out the resin base pieces;

1st of all need to fill in the "grass blade" effects with some DAS putty;

Then the filled in areas have been treated with vallejo thick European mud ;

And this is the partly finished result, this is the rear resin piece

Long static spike grass, burnt grass and some flowers have been ordered.]

 

[Steve Brodie]

And........ one shattered cannon wheel and boss

 

[Steve Brodie]

Another dry fit shot showing off the partly finished rear mount, now painted up not sure about filing in the gap. Will see how it looks once the front one is filled and painted
.

 

[Richard Baxter]

My personal view, for what it's worth, is that the two-piece base looks awkward, a bit like he's jumping a ditch. Full ground work would give your excellent work better context and impact.

 

[Steve Brodie]

My personal view, for what it's worth, is that the two-piece base looks awkward, a bit like he's jumping a ditch. Full ground work would give your excellent work better context and impact.

Thanks for the kind comments

Yep your probably right re the bases, will get the front piece sorted at the weekend and get both pegged and the base drilled next week and plug them in and sculpt some foam between them.

 

[Peter Day]

Looking mighty fine Steve.

 

[Nap]

Hi Steve

Nice work on the separate bases but I do agree with Richards comments ...building the base will enhance the piece

Look forward to more on this it's been a interesting project so far

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[malc]

All caught up.
Enjoyed reading it.
Comments about the base
I tend to agree with the above about jumping a ditch so why not see if you can buy half a horse and work it so it looks like it buried in the mud. ?

 

[Steve Brodie]

All caught up.
Enjoyed reading it.
Comments about the base
I tend to agree with the above about jumping a ditch so why not see if you can buy half a horse and work it so it looks like it buried in the mud. ?

Nice idea, but half a horse would be expensive and bigger than the space between the two formed bases.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Flowers and grasses arrived today so 'planted' the rear section and started on the front piece, just waiting for some brass paint to paint the cannon

Scored the base for the putty to 'grip' onto. Its now in the airing cupboard drying overnight ready for stage 2